After clicking something I shouldn't have, double clicking any file or shortcut tries to open it in Windows Ink. Even desktop apps. Changing default apps doesn't let me pick anything for .exe. How do I undo this?
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Removed a Word document from a USB stick on Windows and it's not in the Recycle Bin. Haven't written anything to the stick since. Any chance of getting it back?
I need to move about 40 photos out of a folder of 300 into another one. They aren't next to each other. Clicking one by one and dragging keeps deselecting everything. What's the trick?
Double clicking just asks what app to use. Zip files open fine on my Windows 10 laptop. What's the safest free tool to extract rar?
I know the Cmd+Shift+. trick shows hidden files in a Finder window, but when I search they still don't come up. Looking for a config file in Library. Any way to make search include them every time on macOS?
Selling my old laptop and want personal files gone for good, not just emptied from the recycle bin. It has an SSD. Is a factory reset enough or do I need a wiping tool?
Giving away an old external drive that had tax documents and passport scans on it. From what I've read, deleting and emptying the bin isn't enough. What's a simple way to make the files unrecoverable?
I've got about forty newsletters and flyers made in Publisher over the years and want to keep editing them without it. Saving as PDF kills editing and Word mangles the layout. What format holds up best?